Invacare AX3 Owner's Operator And Maintenance Manual page 16

SECTION 2—SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS
Method 1 - Wheelchair with Step Tubes
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 2.1.
Apply a continuous downward motion until the balance point is achieved and the front
casters clear the curb. At this point, the assistant will feel a difference in the weight
distribution.
Roll the wheelchair forward and slowly lower the wheelchair in one continuous
movement onto the sidewalk.
WARNING
DO NOT let the wheelchair drop the last few inches to the ground. This could result
in injury to the occupant.
Push the wheelchair forward until the rear wheels roll up and over the curb.
FIGURE 2.1 Method 1 - Wheelchair with Step Tubes
Method 2 - Wheelchair without Step Tubes
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 2.2.
Unless the first assistant has exceptional upper body strength, it is recommended that
METHOD 2 use two assistants.
The second assistant should be positioned at the front of the wheelchair lifting upward on
the removable (non‐detachable) part of the wheelchair frame when lifting the wheelchair
and stabilizing the wheelchair when the wheelchair is being lowered to the ground.
The first assistant should stand on the
sidewalk and turn the wheelchair so that
the rear wheels are against the curb. The
wheelchair should be tilted back to the
balance point and, in one continuous
downward movement, the rear wheels
should be pulled up and over the curb. DO
NOT return the front casters to the ground
until the wheelchair has been pulled
backward far enough for the front casters
to clear the edge of the curb.
FIGURE 2.2 Method 2 - Wheelchair
without Step Tubes
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